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Fry the onions

Portuguese translation: Fritar as cebolas

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English term or phrase:Fry the onions
Portuguese translation:Fritar as cebolas
Entered by: MJ Barber

08:27 Nov 20, 2001
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / culinary
English term or phrase: Fry the onions
Can somebody please tell me the correct way to give recipe instructions in Portuguese. Should I use the imperative or the passive.

TIA, MJ
MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 05:16
Frite ou Fritar
Explanation:
it's up to you, just keep it consistent, if you start with the imperative or pasive, keep it one way or another .


Hope it helps,
Rita
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rir
United States
Local time: 23:16
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Thanks to you both, I have since seen several recipes on Internet, written in the infinitive, so I will go with that, as I am more comfortable with it. I do not usually work with Portuguese (and much less INTO Portuguese), but I am just giving a friend a hand.

Once again, thank you both very much.
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Summary of answers provided
5usar o infinitivo
Maria Eugenia Farre
4Imperative
Tania Marques-Cardoso
2 +1Frite ou Fritar
rir


  

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Frite ou Fritar


Explanation:
it's up to you, just keep it consistent, if you start with the imperative or pasive, keep it one way or another .


Hope it helps,
Rita

rir
United States
Local time: 23:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 104
Grading comment
Thanks to you both, I have since seen several recipes on Internet, written in the infinitive, so I will go with that, as I am more comfortable with it. I do not usually work with Portuguese (and much less INTO Portuguese), but I am just giving a friend a hand.

Once again, thank you both very much.

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agree  José Antonio Azevedo
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Imperative


Explanation:
You can use the infinitive form as well, but the imperative form is definetely the most usual.

Tania Marques-Cardoso
Brazil
Local time: 00:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
usar o infinitivo


Explanation:
Oi,

Lembro-me de uma discussão na lista de tradutores em que uma nutricionista disse que a recomendação na faculdade era de usar o infinitivo. Uma professora da USP e amiga minha também prefere o uso do infinitivo. Na minha opinião, o texto fica mais leve no infinitivo.


Maria Eugenia Farre
Brazil
Local time: 00:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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